JICA contributing to healthier growth of children through nutrition improvement

On August 16, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with the Government of the Republic of Rwanda in Kigali to provide a Japanese ODA loan of up to 10 billion yen for the Sector Policy Loan for Nutrition Improvement through Agriculture Transformation.

The program aims to develop an environment with adequate nutrition intake of children in Rwanda, by encouraging high priority policies and plans to improve nutrition and by introducing nutrition-sensitive agriculture through policy dialogue and financial support.

For JICA, this is the first policy loan with the objective of reducing stunting among children under 5 years of age. It is based on the “Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa (IFNA), launched by JICA and other international organizations at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD VI) in 2016.

Original source: JICA
Published on 20 August 2019